The Greater Accra Regional Minister and Member of Parliament for the Ayawaso Central constituency, Henry Quartey, says Parliament and Ghana as a whole stand to face dire consequences for the exit of experienced legislators from Parliament. About 28 New Patriotic Party MPs lost their seats in the parliamentary primaries held on Saturday. 18 NPP MPs […] The post NPP
Iran denies it was involved in the drone attack which killed three US troops and injured 34 on a US base in Jordan, near the Syria border. US President Joe Biden said the attack had been carried out by Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq. “We shall respond,” he said at a campaign […] The post Iran denies involvement in drone
Mohammed Aminu M. Alabira, Citi News’ Northern Regional correspondent who was assaulted by the Member of Parliament for Yendi, Farouk Aliu Mahama, says he’s had sleepless nights after suffering the traumatic experience. Farouk Mahama and his team unleashed mayhem on Alabira while he was covering disturbances that marred the New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary primary in […] The post I’ve
Mr. Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, the Controller and Accountant General, on Monday, January 29, opted to avoid facing the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) following his recent defeat in the parliamentary primary. Scheduled to appear before the Committee on Monday to address pertinent questions, Mr. Kwaning-Bosompem was notably absent when proceedings started. Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei Asare, […] The post Controller
One person has been shot dead on a farm, with another in critical condition at Brewankor, a farming community in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region. The deceased, 25-year-old Kwabena Boame, according to sources, was killed while harvesting cassava with three other people. The other person who sustained gunshot wounds, however, is receiving […] The post Nkwanta:
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has supported the change in the day for national elections but wants the reform to begin in 2028. This follows an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting with political parties on the Electoral Commission’s proposal to change the date for the election. The NDC last week opposed the proposal of the […] The post NDC wants election
The Jury in the Major Mahama case has returned a unanimous guilty verdict on 12 out of the 14 persons standing trial for the death of Major Mahama. The 12 have been found guilty of counts of murder, conspiracy to commit murder and abetment of murder. The 12 includes the Assembly Member of the area […] The post Major Mahama: 12 out of 14 suspects found guilty
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has lowered its monetary policy rate by one per cent. In effect, the rate that commercial banks use as a reference for lending has been reduced from 30 to 29 per cent after six months. The rate has remained at 30 per cent since July 2023 to keep inflation under […] The post BoG reduces policy rate to 29% appeared first on Citinewsroom
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has ordered the Western Regional Director of the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) to refund an amount of GH¢32,620 with interest to the state for failing to recover the said amount after overpaying pension gratuity to a retired fire officer. In 2017, Elijah Ankrah, a Station Officer 1 of […] The post PAC
The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Justin Kodua Frimpong, says his outfit will soon announce the party’s decision on the parliamentary primary in the Yendi constituency. Violence erupted in the Yendi constituency on Saturday, January 27, 2024, during the counting of ballots. The poll was between incumbent Yendi MP, Farouk […] The post NPP
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has alleged that the Youth and Sports Ministry budgeted an estimated $8.5 million, equivalent to GH¢105 million, for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. According to the MP, the government and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) have tried to conceal the budget for the country’s […] The post Govt
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has alleged that the Youth and Sports Ministry budgeted an estimated $8.5 million, equivalent to GH¢105 million, for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. According to the MP, the government and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) have tried to conceal the budget for the country’s […] The post Govt budgeted
The Electoral Commission (EC) has distanced itself from the unconstitutional declaration of results in the New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary election in the Yendi constituency. Violence erupted at the voting centre in Yendi disrupting the counting process. The poll was between incumbent Yendi MP, Farouk Aliu Mahama and Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans […] The post EC
The Kumasi Traditional Council has urged the public to cease discussions on issues regarding alleged derogatory remarks the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Chairman Wontumi) reportedly made against the Asantehene, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II. The Council however cautioned Wontumi and other political figures to be mindful of their […] The post Cease
The Electoral Commission (EC) has disclosed that three of its officials were injured in the violence that ensued during the New Patriotic Party’s Yendi parliamentary poll on Saturday, January 27, 2024. The poll, which was between the incumbent Yendi MP, Farouk Aliu Mahama, and Chief Executive Officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), […] The post Our
The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Justin Kodua Frimpong, says the party is yet to receive a report on the assault of Citi FM/Citi TV’s Northern Regional correspondent, Mohammed Alabira, during the recent Parliamentary primary in Yendi in the Northern region. The attack, allegedly led by the Member of Parliament for Yendi, […] The post I’m
New Patriotic Party parliamentary hopeful in the Yendi constituency, Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah, has alleged that an official of the Electoral Commission (EC) attempted to pocket some ballot papers with her name in his pockets. She accused the EC official, whose name is not readily known, of taking that action to reduce her votes. […] The post NPP
The Northern Regional Police Command has assumed control of the investigation into the assault of Mohammed Aminu M. Alabira, the Northern Regional correspondent of Citi FM/Citi TV, by the Member of Parliament for Yendi, Farouk Aliu Mahama. Mr. Aliu Mahama and his team unleashed mayhem on Alabira while he was covering the chaos that disrupted […] The post Yendi
The Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East, Mavis Hawa Koomson, is challenging the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) to present evidence proving her involvement in the assault on Cape FM journalist, David Kobbina during her vetting in Cape Coast. The MP described the announcement of a total media blackout on her by the Ghana Journalist […] The post Awutu
Scores of slum dwellers have been rendered homeless after fire swept through wooden structures used as accommodation at Asokwa Old Town in the Asokwa Municipality of the Ashanti Region. The fire, believed to have started from one of the structures at about 3:30 pm on Saturday, spread through other wooden structures in the enclave. The […] The post Asokwa: Fire rips through
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